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La Lanterna Caffe

New York, New York, United States

La Lanterna Cafe

La Lanterna Caffe is a restaurant and cafe located in the village area of New York City. They have a small outdoor garden, but when we visited (around 10pm on a Friday night), the only seating they had available was in the basement. The basement was a bit like a dungeon - it was very, very dark. The garden looked much nicer.

Some might think that the basement has a "cozy" atmosphere - each table has a small little tea lamp, and there are a couple lanterns on the walls. I found it very difficult to read the menu, and challenging to see what I was eating.

During this visit, we had already eaten, and were just looking for some dessert. The cafe is open very late on the weekends (4am).

Dress

Very casual

Cost

The prices for dessert items are pretty average for the area (slightly higher than what you might pay elsewhere). Fruit tarts are $5, pies are $5.50, and cheesecake slices are $6.

Service

I was pleased with the service here. I think there was only one waitress for the basement, but she kept all our water glasses full, and we weren't rushed out of the restaurant after we finished our desserts.

Items Ordered

Cappuccino

Cappuccino

This was actually a disappointing cappuccino. It was a bit on the weak side, and didn't have the usual delicious coffee flavor.

Raspberry Crumb Cheesecake

Raspberry Crumb Cheesecake

The cheesecake was pretty tasty, but was also a bit disappointing. It was sold as a "raspberry crumb cheesecake", but it didn't have a raspberry flavor. There were crumbs on top, but I think there may have only been one or two raspberry pieces in the whole cheesecake.

The cheesecake itself was a very good cheesecake. It was pretty creamy with a nice flavor, but it was definitely lacking raspberries.